(A) The Chief of Police and all members of the Police Department shall have the powers and authority of police officers generally and shall perform those duties as are required of them by the Council, or by law. Members of the Police Department shall serve process on behalf of the city and shall serve notices as may be required by the Council or other authority. When the city is not a party to the proceedings involved in the process or notice, the officer shall collect a fee as established from time to time by the Council. All fees of this type shall be paid into the City Treasury.
(B) Additionally, the Chief of Police or another member of the Police Department shall conduct criminal history record checks (via the state computer system and the City Police in-house computer system) and driving status record checks as required by the Council or Administrator-Clerk-Treasurer. Criminal history record checks and driving status record checks are authorized regarding every candidate for municipal employment, every candidate for municipal appointment, every applicant for a city-issued license, and as may be provided as a condition in a conditional use permit.
(1997 Code, § 9.02) (Am. Ord. passed 6-8-1998; Am. Ord. passed 9-28-1998)